A woman looking at her cellphone when she fell into an open cellar door on the sidewalk, surveillance video shows. Her son says that there's more to it than cautionary tale of distracted texting, though.

Video of the incident quickly went viral, with many pointing to it as a lesson in staying aware of your surroundings. But her son tells New York's WCBS that the footage doesn't give full context, saying it is important to know his 67-year-old mother is legally blind and diabetic.

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"When I first saw the video, my heart dropped," he said. "It was painful to watch."

"She regularly takes on schedule her meals and checks her sugar. As far as I was told, when she was walking down the street, she felt a little nauseous in a sense, and looked at her phone to see what time it was."

The woman, who is from Florida, was hospitalized with serious injuries after the 6-foot fall, but she is stable now.